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River Recreational Statement

Colorado Basin River Forecast Center,  Salt Lake City Utah

640 AM MDT August 25, 1997



Recreational River Report provided by the Colorado Basin River Forecast

Center. This information is also available through the Internet by 

connecting to www.cbrfc.gov/public/for.html and then clicking on 

Today's River Statement.



This morning's river flows in cubic feet per second for 

Monday, August 25, 1997. Please note that all data are provisional.



-Colorado Basin-                       -Green River Basin-



Colorado at Westwater           6200  Green blo Fontenelle          1800

Gunnison blo Gunnison Tun       1300  Green nr Greendale            1800

Dolores blo Mcphee               135  Yampa at Maybell               480

Dolores nr Bedrock               140  Little Snake nr Lily            80

Dolores nr Cisco                 280  Green at Jensen               2800

Colorado nr Cisco               6000  White nr Watson                720

Cataract Canyon               e10000  Green nr Green R, Ut          3600

Lake Powell Inflow            e11500  San Rafael nr Green R, Ut      105

Virgin nr St. George              40  Escalante nr Escalante      near 0

Virgin nr Littlefield             55  Cottonwood Ck blo Joes Val     110

Muddy nr Emery                    30

Colorado at Lees Ferry         21500





-Great Basin-                         -San Juan Basin-



Weber nr Oakley                  130  San Juan nr Archuleta         e720

Weber nr Echo                    200  Animas nr Durango             e700

Weber at Gateway                 340  San Juan nr Bluff              600

Provo nr Woodland                120

Ogden blo Pineview Dam             M

Sevier blo Piute Dam             410



Trend for the next 2 days for all areas: 

LITTLE CHANGE EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE SHARP RISES DUE TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY





Yesterday's reservoir elevations in feet above mean sea level:



Fontenelle                         M

Flaming Gorge                 6036.4

Crystal                       6684.7

Navajo                        6069.4

Glen Canyon                        M



For future reservoir releases from Bureau of Reclamation Reservoirs call:



in Southwest Colorado   -  (970) 385-6578

in Westcentral Colorado -  (970) 248-0660

for Flaming Gorge, 

Lake Powell and Navajo  -  (801) 524-3732 or 3642

                    

Forecast flows in cubic feet per second for Monday thru Wednesday:



Colorado - Westwater........ 5600-6400

Dolores - nr Bedrock........ 130-155

Colorado - nr Cisco......... 5400-6200

San Juan - nr Bluff......... 500-800

Green - nr Green River, Ut.. 3400-3900

Cataract Canyon............. 9400-10200



For information on the Upper Snake River in Wyoming and eastern Idaho call 

1-800-658-5771.  For information on the Salmon River and the Snake

River in western Idaho call 208-327-7865. 









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